August, 2009 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for August 2009

A brand doesn’t sell itself. Someone has to communicate its value to the world and reach its target market. The science of marketing involves market research, segmenting the market and building and executing a marketing plan that fulfills business goals. People in public relations (PR), on the… Read More »

 
 

The freelancer vs. office dweller dilemma is a profound one: Office dwellers resent the freelancer’s daytime freedom and ability to work in their pajamas, while for freelancers concepts like “vacation days” and “health insurance” are fairy tales they remember vaguely from their youth. And it’s… Read More »

5 Most Popular Posts on WebWorkerDaily This Week

Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week: Web Work 101: Search Engine Optimization For any web worker with a blog, web site or online portfolio, knowing how to optimize it for search engines is a… Read More »

MoTR 181 is 32 minutes long and is a 29.4 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Snow Leopard arriving today, per the Palm Pre. Are certain apps… Read More »

There are no shortage of iPhone apps that function as remotes for your Mac, Apple TV, or just about anything else. Keymote (iTunes link), by Iced Cocoa, takes the concept to a new level by allowing custom “keysets” for all of your favorite applications. So why… Read More »

Reading Rainbow airs its final episode today (it already has in most timezones), ending a 26-year-long run on PBS. The show, which had made its last new episodes in 2006, surfaces fond memories for many young people who were inspired to read books by LeVar… Read More »

Here’s some good news for couch potatoes: IBM is developing a remote control that lets you blog and tweet while you’re watching TV, according to the Baltimore Sun. Big Blue filed a patent for the remote control back in April. It’s just the latest example… Read More »

It’s far too early to get into performance, user interface changes or application compatibility, but my Snow Leopard update is complete. Removing legacy code and optimizing existing functions surely has a noticeable impact on hard drive space, as expected. Here’s a before and after of the… Read More »

When software is designed well, it can radically improve the way an industry works. That’s the vision behind ongoing efforts at Autodesk to upgrade its building performance modeling software — to make energy retrofits of buildings cheaper and easier. The San Rafael, Calif.-based firm believes… Read More »

AdMob, a San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile advertising company, yesterday released a report that indicated Apple’s iPhone App Store generates about $200 million a month, or a run rate of some $2.4 billion a year. My post elicited some strong reactions from app developers and Read More »

More Must Reads

In a recent post, Meryl discussed careers in remote tech support and customer service. In my business, providing remote support is a very important part of my service offering. I’ve spent a lot of time… Read More »

I’m now running OS X 10.5.6 on two of my three eligible Macs (the fourth is a 12-inch PowerBook G4), and so far, I couldn’t be happier. I haven’t run into any nasty compatibility issues or really disastrous bugs (although Finder once auto-quit and… Read More »

Biofuels Go Bust: “The wave of biodiesel failures,” combined with the inability of Khosla-backed Cello Energy “to produce even a fraction of what it expected have spooked private investors, which could further delay technology breakthroughs and derail the government’s green energy objectives.” — Wall… Read More »

Pocket Informant fans who use iPhones better get ready. Version 1.1 is coming soon and based on a preview of the new version, it looks stellar. The new version adds a lot of new features to PI: –Configurable tasks in Month, Week, List views. –Automatic sync –Push… Read More »

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